X-Git-Url: https://git.grml.org/?p=grml-autoconfig.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fgrml-autoconfig.1.txt;h=a95481436fb551f32a2283d2408213095c01c820;hp=e042f2368794fc5270c5928f85242ce3675bd770;hb=f2fca92216478dbc551d753952a300c7c434ce8d;hpb=78d833e101193acb7adeb44bee34bd8b387bdd5f diff --git a/doc/grml-autoconfig.1.txt b/doc/grml-autoconfig.1.txt index e042f23..a954814 100644 --- a/doc/grml-autoconfig.1.txt +++ b/doc/grml-autoconfig.1.txt @@ -38,21 +38,11 @@ starting from the root-directory '/' so it is easy to handle. You can generate configuration archives manually as well. save-config is just a frontend which should make it easier to use. -The grml-autoconfig code has been re-worked in August 2009. This document -handles both the behavior of Grml releases up to 2009.05 (see -<>) and the current behavior -(see <>). Great -care has been taken to provide maximum backwards compatibility during the -rewrite. - [IMPORTANT] -Starting with grml release 2009.05 its possible to use root persistency on grml. +Starting with Grml release 2009.05 its possible to use root persistency on grml. This means you can store your settings and reuse them on reboot, without having to deal with this config framework. Visit -link:http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=persistency for further information. - -[[up-to-200905]] -include::grml-autoconfig.200905.txt[] +link:http://wiki.grml.org/doku.php?id=persistency[] for further information. [[current-versions]] include::grml-autoconfig.current.txt[] @@ -232,43 +222,14 @@ Or you put a grml.iso file on your hard disk (maybe in /boot/grml) or on an USB stick, use grub to boot from there and place debs, configuration scripts or Grml configuraton archives alongside the .iso. -Use persistent home directory -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -You want to use a persistent home directory which includes all the files located -in $HOME. Use the script mkpersistenthome to create such a persistent home -directory. You have the options to either use a specific partition as your home -directory or add a loopback file named grml.img on the specified partition (the -default). - -TIP: /dev/external in the partition selection of mkpersistenthome is an usb -device without partitions. /dev/external1 corresponds to the first partition on -an usb device (usually an usb stick). - -After running the script mkpersistenthome you can use the boot parameter home to -activate the home directory. If you are using the option with the loopback file -(grml.img) you can boot via: - - grml home=scan - -which will scan through the partitions and if a file grml.img is found it will -be mounted as your $HOME-directory. If you want to use a partition as your home -directory specify the device as an option. If you want to use /dev/sda2 as your -$HOME boot via: - - grml home=/dev/sda2 - -Notice: the files located in /etc/skel will be copied to the partition (but will -not overwrite any files). - Bugs ---- -If you find a bug please report it. See link:http://grml.org/bugs/ for details +If you find a bug please report it. See link:http://grml.org/bugs/[] for details about how to report bugs. See also -------- -grml-autoconfig(8), mkpersistenthome(1), restore-config(1), save-config(1) +grml-autoconfig(8), restore-config(1), save-config(1) Author ------